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8343823: (fs) Files.createLink: inconsistent behavior when creating link to symbolic link

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Brian Burkhalter 2024-11-21 16:17:58 +00:00
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src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/file/Files.java
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@ -982,7 +982,10 @@ public final class Files {
* The {@code existing} parameter is the path to an existing file. This
* method creates a new directory entry for the file so that it can be
* accessed using {@code link} as the path. On some file systems this is
* known as creating a "hard link". Whether the file attributes are
* known as creating a "hard link". If the {@code existing} parameter
* is the path to a symbolic link, then whether the new link is for the
* target of the symbolic link or for the symbolic link itself is platform
* dependent and therefore not specified. Whether the file attributes are
* maintained for the file or for each directory entry is file system
* specific and therefore not specified. Typically, a file system requires
* that all links (directory entries) for a file be on the same file system.